2006 Subaru Impreza Owner's Manual - Page 72

Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags 1-45 When a heavy article is placed on the seat. When the front passenger’s seat is occupied by an adult, observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may lessen the load on the front passenger’s seat, deactivating the front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag despite the fact that the seat is occupied by an adult. Do not allow the rear seat occupant to lift the front passenger’s seat cushion using his/her feet. Do not place any article under the front passenger’s seat, or squeeze any article from behind and under the seat. This may lift the seat cushion. Do not squeeze any article between the front passenger’s seat and side trim/pillar, door or center console box. This may lift the seat cushion. If the passenger’s frontal airbag OFF indicator illuminates and the ON indicator extinguishes even when the front passenger’s seat is occupied by an adult This can be caused by the adult incorrectly sitting in the front passenger’s seat. Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF” position. Ask the front passenger to set the seatback to the upright position, sit up straight in the center of the seat cushion, correctly fasten the seatbelt, position his/ her legs out forward, and adjust the seat to the rearmost position. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” position. If the OFF indicator remains illuminated while the ON indicator remains extinguished, take the following actions. Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF” position. Ensure that there is no article, book, shoe, or other object trapped under the seat, at the rear of the seat, or on the side of the seat. Ensure that the backward-forward position and seatback of front passenger’s seat are locked into place securely by moving the seat back and forth. Next, turn the ignition switch to the “ON” position and wait 6 seconds to allow the system to complete self-checking. Following the system check, both indicators extinguish for 2 seconds. Now, the ON indicator should illuminate while the OFF indicator remains extinguished. If the OFF indicator still illuminates while the ON indicator remains extinguished, ask the occupant to move to the rear seat and immediately contact your SUBARU dealer for an inspection. Effect vehicle modifications made for persons with disabilities may have on Subaru advanced frontal airbag system operation (U.S. only) Changing or moving any parts of the front seats, seat belts, front bumper, front side frame, instrument panel, combination meter, steering wheel, steering column, tire, suspension or floor panel can affect the operation of the Subaru advanced airbag system. If you have any questions, you may contact the following Subaru distributors: Subaru of America, Inc. Customer Dealer Services Department P.O. Box 6000 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-6000 1-800-SUBARU3 (1-800-782-2783) Schuman Carriage Motors, Inc. 1234 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96814 808-592-4497 Triple J Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 6066, Tamuning, Guam 96931 671-646-9126 – CONTINUED –